After it was discovered that 108 ballots were mistakenly assigned during a local school board election, county and election officials addressed publicly Tuesday what the next steps are.
- During the Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday morning, supervisors, County counsel, and Kern County Registrar of Voters Aimee Espinoza discussed options surrounding the ballot discrepancy found within the Greenfield Union School District Trustee Area C election.
- This mistake may have cost the incumbent, Ricardo Herrera, to lose by just eight votes to challenger Mercy Pena.
After it was discovered that 108 ballots were mistakenly assigned during a local school board election, county and election officials addressed publicly Tuesday what the next steps are.
“If we made a mistake, how do we ensure that we’re not making someone else pay to fix it,” said Kern County District 4 Supervisor David Couch.
During the Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday morning, supervisors, County counsel, and Kern County Registrar of Voters Aimee Espinoza discussed options surrounding the ballot discrepancy found within the Greenfield Union School District Trustee Area C election. This mistake may have cost the incumbent, Ricardo Herrera, to lose by just eight votes to challenger Mercy Pena.